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Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF) Examination timetable
The examination timetable shows the dates of events and deadlines for submissions.
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The examination stage
The examination opened on 7 October 2021
The examination closed on 7 April 2022
14 September 2021 - Procedural Deadline A
ClosedProcedural Deadline A
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Written submissions on the Examination procedure including any submissions about the use of virtual procedures; and
- Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting Part 1
- Applicant’s draft Accompanied Site Inspection itinerary
28 September 2021 - Preliminary Meeting Part 1
ClosedPreliminary Meeting Part 1
4 October 2021 - Procedural Deadline B
ClosedProcedural Deadline B
Deadline for receipt by the ExA of:
- Written submissions on Examination procedure including responses to matters raised orally at the Preliminary Meeting Part 1; and
- Requests to be heard orally at the Preliminary Meeting Part 2
- Comments on the Applicant’s draft Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI) itinerary
7 October 2021 - Preliminary Meeting Part 2
ClosedPreliminary Meeting Part 2
14 October 2021 - Issue by the ExA of
ClosedIssue by the ExA of:
•Examination Timetable •The ExA’s Written Questions (ExQ1) •The ExA's draft ASI itinerary
19 October 2021 - Deadline 1
ClosedDeadline 1
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on Relevant Representations (RRs)
- Summaries of RRs exceeding 1500 words
- Written Representations (WRs)
- Summaries of all WRs exceeding 1500 words
- Local Impact Report(s) (LIR) from any local authority
- Initial Statements of Common Ground (SoCGs)
- Statement of Commonality of SoCGs
- Notification of wish to attend ASI
- Comments on ExA’s draft ASI itinerary
- Notification of wish to speak at Open Floor Hearing(in-person)
- Notification from any Affected Person of wish to speak at a Compulsory Acquisition Hearing (CAH)
- Notification of wish make oral representations at an Issue Specific Hearing (ISH)
- Notification by Statutory Parties of their wish to be considered as an Interested Party by the ExA
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules
11 November 2021 - Deadline 2
ClosedDeadline 2
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on Written Representations (WRs)
- Comments on Local Impact Reports (LIRs)
- Updated Application Guide
- Responses to ExA’s Written Questions
- Applicant’s Navigational Risk Assessment
- Applicant’s draft in-principle Habitats Regulations derogation case
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules
17 November 2021 - Accompanied Site Inspection (ASI)
ClosedAccompanied Site Inspection (ASI)
23 November 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing on the draft Development Consent Order
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing on the draft Development Consent Order
24 November 2021 - Issue Specific Hearing on environmental matters (part 1)
ClosedIssue Specific Hearing on environmental matters (part 1)
6 December 2021 - Deadline 3
ClosedDeadline 3
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Post hearing submissions including written summaries of oral case
- Comments on responses to ExA’s Written Questions
- Revised draft Development Consent Order (DCO)
- Updated Book of Reference
- Land negotiations tracker, including s127 Statutory Undertakers’ Land and Rights Schedule and s138 Statutory Undertakers’ Apparatus Schedule
- Updated Application Guide
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules (if required)
13 December 2021 - Deadline 4
ClosedDeadline 4
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on revised draft DCO
- Updated Statement of Commonality of SoCGs
- Updated Application Guide
- Comments on draft in-principle Habitats Regulations derogation case
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules (if required)
11 January 2022 - Publication by the ExA
ClosedPublication by the ExA of:
• Second Written Questions (if required) • ExA’s commentary on the draft DCO
25 January 2022 - Deadline 5
ClosedDeadline 5
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to Second Written Questions (if required)
- Responses to ExA’s commentary on the draft DCO
- Updated Application Guide
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules (if required)
8 February 2022 - Deadline 6
ClosedDeadline 6
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on responses to Second Written Questions (if required)
- Revised draft DCO
- Updated Statement of Commonality of SoCGs
- Updated Application Guide
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules (if required)
15 February 2022 - Publication by the ExA of Third Written Questions
ClosedPublication by the ExA of Third Written Questions (ExQ3)
24 February 2022 - Publication by the ExA of Report on the Implications for European Sites
ClosedPublication by the ExA of Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES)
1 March 2022 - Deadline 7
ClosedDeadline 7
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Responses to Third Written Questions
- Comments on revised draft DCO
- Comments on submissions received at Deadlines 5 and 6
- Outstanding Statements of Common Ground not submitted at Deadline 6
- Updated Application Guide
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules (if required)
15 March 2022 - Deadline 8
ClosedDeadline 8
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on responses to Third Written Questions
- IPs' comments on Applicant's updated without prejudice derogation case
- Updated Application Guide
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules (if required)
24 March 2022 - Deadline 9
ClosedDeadline 9
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Comments on the RIES
- Final DCO to be submitted by the Applicant in the SI template with the SI template validation report
- Tracked version of the Applicant’s final DCO
- Finalised schedule of changes to the dDCO
- Final updated Book of Reference
- Final SoCGs
- Final Statement of Commonality of SoCGs
- Final land negotiations tracker, including s127 Statutory Undertakers’ Land and Rights Schedule and s138 Statutory Undertakers’ Apparatus Schedule (clean and tracked)
- Updated Application Guide
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules (if required)
7 April 2022 - Deadline 10
ClosedDeadline 10
For receipt by the ExA of:
- Any further information requested by the ExA under Rule 17 of the Examination Rules (if required)
The ExA is under a duty to complete the Examination of the application by the end of the period of six months